Phonology of Consonants - Harmony, Dissimilation and Correspondence

The most comprehensive work on dissimilation to date, this book surveys over 150 dissimilation patterns drawn from over 130 languages.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The surface correspondence theory; 3. Kinyarwanda: the effects of domain edges, and the adequacy of a single SCorr relation; 4. Sundanese: complementary assimilation and dissimilation; 5. Quechua and Obolo: the role of syllable edges; 6. Chol and Ponapean: complete identity effects; 7. Zulu labial dissimilation: SCTD and the OCP; 8. Segmental blocking effects in dissimilation; 9. Typological survey of dissimilation; 10. Concluding remarks.

About the author

Wm G. Bennett is a senior lecturer in the Department of English Language and Linguistics at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Summary

The most comprehensive work on dissimilation (the avoidance or repair of combinations of similar sounds) to date, this book surveys over 150 dissimilation patterns drawn from over 130 languages, from Acehnese to Zulu. It contains a huge wealth of examples featuring data from 47 languages from around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Wm G. Bennett, Wm G. (Rhodes University Bennett
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107073630
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07363-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics; Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures